Dr Who?

So where are we without me reading through this whole thread. 1) Who’s contract is up and will walk away? 2) Who is on loan and will return to their club? 3) Who wants away I would love it if the club, with another year of payments do all they can to keep this group of players for 1 more season, sell it to them that we should finish in the top 2. If we do not, then I fear it might not be as good next season. We have seriously click, but do fear it will be at a cost this season with the run we have been on, they are all pretty shattered, with mid week, and weekend games for pretty much a month. I know know one wants to hear it, but I think we will just come up short.

I can see us beating Preston and Boro drawing at Wrexham, but with Wrexhams playoff place on the line they may even best Boro. Then you even have, which no one is talking about. If Millwall slip up and Boro win, Boro will take 3rd forcing us into a semi against Millwall. I was hoping for Hull as I have not been to that ground and will not be making it to Millwall (the other ground I have not been too), but cannot see us leapfrogging Millwall, or Hull actually nicking the 6th spot. Whatever will be, will be…

This I live over the way, so the north east are my easier games. I do not think I have seen us win over there since 2017 when we beat Sunderland with a Tadic penalty. Last promotion season we lost 2-1 and 5-0 to Boro and Sunderland. Last season 1-0 to Newcastle somehow! This season 4-0 to Boro. So looking forward to my trip over there next Saturday lunchtime or Tuesday evening! 🙄

Always use yourparkingspace.com and never had a problem. There is a Tesco I think 2 minutes from the ground that are on the site and there are loads of retail parks short distance with food.

Yeah I go and watch Carlisle United. They have some cracking games. One-off play off semi on Sunday v Boreham Wood, who came but last season from the National League South. They beat the favourites in the playoffs and a team I have an eye on Torquay on their way to Wembley and promotion. This season Torquay went into injury meltdown and their title hopes vanished as we watched Worthing go up. But a semi final against Dorking will see a final, but it will not be easy against that lot! I fancy Hornchurch they are a strong outfit, but you never know in these playoffs! Oh and 4 points separating 2nd and 9th in the national league south is crazy!

The FA Cup game at the weekend was farcical with the offsides, delay delay delay, flag up. I cannot stand the premier league, but you have to want to be in it. I don’t watch the champions league either, but very big on my non league footy. 😊

Winchester City will stay where they are for next season the league below Sholing after losing their semi final at home to Shaftesbury 0-2. Like all the non league it is a one off game.

Might be 3 😧

Need to rest some key players for Saturday, but could mean we get the crappy away game at Boro on Tuesday 12th May.

We have to go for it, but they have the quality to pick us off.

Well as it stands we can rest them all on Saturday.

Let’s not revert to fannying around at the back just before the playoffs!

I thought we stopped this!

Doh!

COYR!

45 minutes to keep autos going into the final game.

It is a win and they are up game though, you would expect a large and passionate following!

As the season died out for Saints women it was a cracking end to the game to grab a point against top of the table Charlton, who are having a little wobble. We finish the campaign away at Forest next Sunday. We also lost Pompey out of the league, which would be funny in the men’s game, but not so much in the women’s game as it is a big fixture in the season lost and the chance to promote the women’s game on the south coast. With Bournemouth screwing up their promotion chances we will not have a south coast game next season. With one game left it will be Watford joining us from the south and Burnley from the north (another game for me to go to) and there will be a playoff place for one other with a playoff between 2nd in each of the north and south leagues Plymouth v Wolves. I would expect it will be another rebuild as it will be every season as the WSL clubs come in and flash the cash as well as Newcastle in our league. This is the unfortunate state we find ourselves in even in the women’s game as it is a career for them as well. So who know what next season will hold.

Correct kind sir Step 3 Sholing in the southern league premier south (division 7) and step 4 Winchester City in the southern league south (division 8). Could be in the same next season.

Worth mentioning that Sholing missed out on the playoffs even though the had a great 0-4 win at Dorchester they missed out to Berkhamsted who also won 2-0, and Sholing needed them to lose. Winchester City are in the playoffs

Well there is a good chance as it is the national league south, but I know what you mean 😉. I keep an eye out for Torquay, playoffs again for them!

For me it was the league cup final. Mainly because it was a final. The atmosphere throughout the 2nd half was amazing where I was and we had chances and should have won the game after a very dodgy half hour. I drove back to Carlisle pretty happy for a cup final loss and it was amazing. But topped again by the end of the playoff final… what a day that was!

I will have to take your word for that one I’m afraid.

I will have to take your word for that one I’m afraid.

To be fair our support always turns up in the big games. A number of relegation battles when at The Dell Villa Park 2003 Cardiff 2003 JPT Final Wembley 2010 League Cup Final 2017 Wembley San Siro 2017 Play Off Semi 2024 - home to WBA Play off final 2024 FA Cup Quarters Arsenal 2026 Today FA Cup Semi